ANNA SPINELLI TITLE : CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER & HEAD OF MOBILITY
COMPANY : DHL FREIGHT YEAR JOINED : 2020 ( AS CPO )
EDUCATION : UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE AND LICEO SCIENTIFICO
SKILLS : PURCHASING , SUPPLY MANAGEMENT , SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT , STRATEGIC SOURCING
Spinelli speaks eloquently about the value sustainability has in procurement , and also highlights the correlation between sustainability and long-term value creation among partners , and how building resilience to be more decisive in procurement can accelerate the value stream in business strategies .
“ As such , procurement stands to benefit from the supply chain increasing its transparency and supporting sustainable and ethical sourcing strategies ,” she says .
Spinelli adds : “ Concerning Sustainability there is a sense of
urgency . The expected actions and behaviours need to be part of your company ’ s strategy , which means where you put focus needs to be meaningful and fit to the company ’ s purpose – in our case , ‘ connecting people improving lives ’. Communication is therefore absolutely key and setting meaningful targets can also create focus on the critical topics .”
She is also a graduate from the Università degli Studi di Udine – with a degree in Management Engineering – and is fluent in four languages : English , German , Italian and Spanish .
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